After a poll of customers revealed that more than 80% thought smart motorways were unsafe or could be improved, Licence Check has added its voice of growing calls for them to be overhauled. Part of the Ebbon Group, the licence checking and risk management specialist surveyed its customer base, asking for their opinion on all-lane …
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After completing its reports on smart motorways, the Transport Committee is calling for a number of measures to improve safety. One of these is for the rollout of all-lane running to be halted for five years in light of a lack of safety and economic data. The select committee calls for the emergency corridor manoeuvre …
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All lane running should be abandoned on smart motorways in favour of operating ‘dynamic’ hard shoulders, according to the RAC. The motoring group says that opening the hard shoulder to traffic only at busy times will provide increased capacity when needed, while allowing drivers to pull over during quieter periods. All lane running should be …
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New research from Transport Focus has found that almost two thirds (65%) of car and van drivers say the maintenance of existing roads is more important than building new roads or adding lanes to existing ones. The independent watchdog spoke to more than 5,600 drivers to understand their priorities for improvement to England’s major roads …
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A £15 million funding package for councils across the country to improve traffic signals has been announced by the Government. It has also been reported that the Government has made a commitment to explore how new technology – such as drones and 3D printing – could be used to find and fix potholes. The package …
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The update will include clearer advice on where to stop in an emergency, variable speed limits and more.
Accident rates have been falling steadily for more than a decade.
20% of people think the sign for cycle route ahead means no cyclists allowed.
Telford (M54 at J4) was rated the UK’s worst services and the M4 is the motorway with the best services overall.
Latest official figures show that 16,150 children were killed or injured on roads in the UK in 2019.
